Andaman Islands and Nicobar islands are separated by a water body which is called the _______.

The correct answer is Ten Degree Channel.

Key Points

• Andaman in the north and Nicobar in the south are separated by a water body called the Ten-Degree Channel.
  • The ten-degree channel is 150 km wide from north to south and 10 km long from east to west.
  • Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a union territory of India consisting of 572 islands.
• It was earlier known as Emerald Island.
• Barren Island, located in the Nicobar Islands, is the only active volcano in India.
• The important mountain peaks in Andaman and Nicobar Islands are:
  • Saddle Peak (North Andaman)
  • Mount Diavolo (Middle Andaman)
  • Mount Koyob (South Andaman)
  • Mount Thuyler (Great Nicobar)
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands come under the jurisdiction of the Kolkata High Court.

Additional Information 

• Nine Degree Channel separates the island of Minicoy from the main Lakshadweep archipelago.
• Eight Degree Channel separates the islands of Minicoy and Maldives.
• Hudson strait separates the Gulf of Hudson & Atlantic Ocean.
• Palk Strait separates Palk Bay & the Bay of Bengal.
• Duncan Passage separates Rutland Island (part of Great Andaman) and Little Andaman.